Don't think a pig could do this for you.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - A pod of dolphins circled protectively
round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack by a great white
shark, media reported on Tuesday.



Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and
Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New
Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to
protect them from a shark.


"They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing
tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press Association
(NZPA).


Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins
herded him back just as he spotted a nine-foot great white shark swimming
toward the group.


"I just recoiled. It was only about 2 meters away from me, the water was
crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said,
referring to a distance of six feet.


"They had corralled us up to protect us," he said.


The lifesavers spent the next 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins before
they could safely swim back to shore. The incident happened on October 30,
but the lifesavers kept the story to themselves until now.


Environment group Orca Research said dolphins attacked sharks to protect
themselves and their young, so their actions in protecting the lifesavers
was understandable.


"They could have sensed the danger to the swimmers and taken action to
protect them," Orca's Ingrid Visser told NZPA.



John Cairns

They must be liberal dolphins. Right wing wacko dolphins would never do
that.

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"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...
Don't think a pig could do this for you.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - A pod of dolphins circled protectively
round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack by a great
white shark, media reported on Tuesday.



Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and
Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New
Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to
protect them from a shark.


"They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing
tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press Association
(NZPA).


Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins
herded him back just as he spotted a nine-foot great white shark swimming
toward the group.


"I just recoiled. It was only about 2 meters away from me, the water was
crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said,
referring to a distance of six feet.


"They had corralled us up to protect us," he said.


The lifesavers spent the next 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins before
they could safely swim back to shore. The incident happened on October 30,
but the lifesavers kept the story to themselves until now.


Environment group Orca Research said dolphins attacked sharks to protect
themselves and their young, so their actions in protecting the lifesavers
was understandable.


"They could have sensed the danger to the swimmers and taken action to
protect them," Orca's Ingrid Visser told NZPA.



John Cairns

Sure they would Jon.... only they would herd them _to_ the shark to save
themselves.:-)

CM

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
They must be liberal dolphins. Right wing wacko dolphins would never do
that.

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"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...
Don't think a pig could do this for you.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - A pod of dolphins circled
protectively round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack
by a great white shark, media reported on Tuesday.



Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and
Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New
Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to
protect them from a shark.


"They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing
tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press Association
(NZPA).


Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins
herded him back just as he spotted a nine-foot great white shark swimming
toward the group.


"I just recoiled. It was only about 2 meters away from me, the water was
crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said,
referring to a distance of six feet.


"They had corralled us up to protect us," he said.


The lifesavers spent the next 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins
before they could safely swim back to shore. The incident happened on
October 30, but the lifesavers kept the story to themselves until now.


Environment group Orca Research said dolphins attacked sharks to protect
themselves and their young, so their actions in protecting the lifesavers
was understandable.


"They could have sensed the danger to the swimmers and taken action to
protect them," Orca's Ingrid Visser told NZPA.



John Cairns

Ah....

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Sure they would Jon.... only they would herd them _to_ the shark to save
themselves.:-)

CM

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
They must be liberal dolphins. Right wing wacko dolphins would never do
that.

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"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...
Don't think a pig could do this for you.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - A pod of dolphins circled
protectively round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack
by a great white shark, media reported on Tuesday.



Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and
Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New
Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to
protect them from a shark.


"They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by
doing tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press
Association (NZPA).


Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins
herded him back just as he spotted a nine-foot great white shark
swimming toward the group.


"I just recoiled. It was only about 2 meters away from me, the water was
crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said,
referring to a distance of six feet.


"They had corralled us up to protect us," he said.


The lifesavers spent the next 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins
before they could safely swim back to shore. The incident happened on
October 30, but the lifesavers kept the story to themselves until now.


Environment group Orca Research said dolphins attacked sharks to protect
themselves and their young, so their actions in protecting the
lifesavers was understandable.


"They could have sensed the danger to the swimmers and taken action to
protect them," Orca's Ingrid Visser told NZPA.



John Cairns

I love the quote from Orca Research. The Orcas at Twofold Bay
used to herd the sharks in to the whalers (shore-based), payment
being the whale's tongue.

FT

John Cairns wrote:

Don't think a pig could do this for you.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - A pod of dolphins circled protectively
round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack by a great white
shark, media reported on Tuesday.

Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and
Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New
Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to
protect them from a shark.

"They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing
tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press Association
(NZPA).

Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins
herded him back just as he spotted a nine-foot great white shark swimming
toward the group.

"I just recoiled. It was only about 2 meters away from me, the water was
crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said,
referring to a distance of six feet.

"They had corralled us up to protect us," he said.

The lifesavers spent the next 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins before
they could safely swim back to shore. The incident happened on October 30,
but the lifesavers kept the story to themselves until now.

Environment group Orca Research said dolphins attacked sharks to protect
themselves and their young, so their actions in protecting the lifesavers
was understandable.

"They could have sensed the danger to the swimmers and taken action to
protect them," Orca's Ingrid Visser told NZPA.

John Cairns

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